Garment and support



Feb. 10, 1931- G. TURNBULL GARMENT AND SUPPORT Filed May 18. 1929Patented Feb. 10, 1931 Fries GERALD TUENB'ULL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOISGAB-Mans: AND surro's'r Application file l May 18, 1929. Serial No.364,137.

This invention relates to'an improved garment in the form of a shirtequipped with reinforci'ng means and with supports adapted to supporttrousers or other garments in position on a persons'bodywith theelimination of the ordinary type of belt and suspenders.

It is an object of this invention to provide a shirt or waist withreinforced'portions having connected therewith improved adjustablesupporters adapted to have iremovably engaged thereon elastic connectorswhich are also adapted to be removably connected to buttons on trousersor skirts to properly support the same in position.

It is also an object of thisinvention to provide a shirt or similargarment with shoulder looping reinforcements wovenin or sewed to thegarment and extending to'approximately thew aist line where slidefastener supports are provided for the removable attachment of elasticconnectors adapted to be] removablyengaged on buttons or the likesecured on trousers or similar garments to support the same in position.v

It isa further object of this invention to provide an improved shirtwith reinforcing sections in which slide fastener slits are provided forthe reception of adjustable slides having elastic straps removablyengaged thereon and adapted for attachment to the buttons on a pair oftrousers to support the trousers in position without the .use of a beltor the ordinary type of suspenders.

It is an important object of this invention to provide an improved shirtor upper garment constructed to support a pair of trousers in positionwith the elimination of the'ordinary belt and suspenders by equippingthe shirt with reinforced portions having'slits 4 therein for theadjustable reception of latcha'ble slides adapted to have elastic strapsor connectors buttoned thereto and to buttons on a pair of trousers.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the speo ification and the accompanying drawings.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure l is a fragmentary perspective view of an improved shirtembodyingthe principles'of this invention as it might appear supportinga pair of trousers or lower garment on a person. I

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional horizontal viewtaken on line 11-11 ofFigure 1, with parts omitted.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of a lower portionof the shirt adjacent the upper portion of a pairof trousersillustrating the improved. adjustable connecting devices between theshirt and the trousers.

' Figure 4 is a fragmentarydetail sectional view taken on line IVIV ofFigure 3 and illustrating the released position the latcl ing plate indotted lines. j I y j Figure 5 is'an' elevational or plan view of theslidable supporttaken on line V of Figure 4-, with the portion of theshirt omitted. I I

F1gure 6 is an end view of one of the slidable supports taken on line VIVT ofFigure 4.

-' Figure 7 is an elevational view of one of the elastic connectors. orstraps used as a connecting means between the trousers and the slidemembers of the shirt.

As shown on the drawings: The reference numeral. 1 indicates a pair oftrousers or lower garment provided with a waistband or hem 2 having fourbuttons 3 secured on the inner face thereof, two at the front and two 1nthe rear, similar tothe'arrangement illustrated in FigureQ.

The improved'upper garment embodying the principles of thisinvention inthe present instance is illustrated in the form of a shirt 4,

the front and back sections of which are reinforced by reinforcingstraps or strips 5 which may be formed either by weaving-reinforcingstrips directly into the material forming the front and back of theshirt or if desired, reinforcing tape or the like may be sewed orotherwise secured in position on the inner side of the front and back ofthe shirt. The reinforcing strips 5 pass-over the shoulder sections ofthe shirt and extend downwardly at the back and at the frontto'substantially the waist line of the shirt or to points slightly abovethe approximate position of the hip joints of a person wearing theimproved shirt.

The lower portion of each of the reinforcing strips 5 is provided with aslit or opening 6, the margins of which are equipped with slide fastenerstrips having teeth or pins 7 with the teeth at one side of the slit orslot offset with respect to those on the opposite side so that when theslit is closed, the slide fastener teeth will be positioned inoverlapping relation as clearly illustrated in Fig ure 3.

Associated with each of the slide fastener slots is a slide unitcomprising a shoe con sisting of flanged tapered outer and inner plates8 and 9 connected at one end by means of a strap or arm 10. The flangesof the shoe plates 8 and 9 are positioned beyond the outer ends of theslide fastener teeth 7 to coact therewith so that when the shoe isslidably moved in the slot 6, said slot may be either closed or openeddepending upon the direction of movement of said shoe. Formedtransversely across one end of the top shoe plate 8 is a sleeve 11 whichsupports a pin 12 on the projecting end of which a pair of hinge sleeves13 are pivotally mounted. The hinge sleeves 13 are integrally formed inspaced relation at one end of a handle or latch plate 14: having abutton 15 secured on the top surface near the outer end thereof. Securedto the bottom of the hinge or latch plate 14 is a curved latch pin 16which when the latch plate or handle plate 14 is lowered or in a closedposition directly above the top shoe plate 8, projects through anaperture or opening 17 provided in the shoe plate 8 permitting the latchpin 16 to extend between two sets of the overlapping teeth 7 asillustrated in Figure 1 to hold the slide unit or shoe locked in a setposition of adjustment. It will thus be noted that the button 15 may belocated at different elevations or distances from the upper hem ormargin 2 of the trousers 1.

With the four slide units locked in predetermined or set positions onthe front and back of the shirt 4, the shirt and trousers are nowadapted to be connected one to the other by means of four elasticconnectors or straps 18, the ends of which are enlarged and are providedwith button holes or slots 19 (Figure 7) to permit the upper end of eachof the elastic connectors or straps 18 to be engaged on one of thebuttons 15 while the lower apertured ends of the connectors or strapsare buttoned onto one of the buttons 3 secured on the inner side of thetrouser margin 2. The elastie straps or connectors 18 may be readilyunbuttoned from either the buttons on the trousers or the buttons 15 onthe slide units of the shirt. It will also be understood that theelastic connectors or straps 18 may be replaced by new connectors whennecessary. The trousers are thus supported by the reinforced shirt andmay be lowered or raised depending upon the adjustment of the slideunits or shoes coacting with the teeth or pins 7 of the slide fastenerstrips secured to the margins of the slots 6 provided in the lowerportion of the reinforced sections 5 of the shirt.

It will of course be understood that many details of construction may bevaried through a wide range without departing from the principles ofthis invention and it is therefore not purposed limiting the patentgranted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A trouser supporting shirt having reinforcing strips extending overthe shoulders and terminating at substantially the waist line at thefront and back of the shirt, said reinforcing strips having slotstherein, slide fastener strips secured to the margins of said slots,slide units in said slots coacting with said slide fastener strips, ahandle plate pivotally mounted on each of said slide units to facilitateoperation thereof, a latch pin on each of said handle plates adaptedwhen the plate is closed to project into latching posi tion between theslide fastener strips to hold the slide unit locked in a set position,buttons mounted on said handle plates, and buttonholed elasticconnectors removably engaged on the buttons of said handle plates and onthe buttons of the pair of trousers to hold the trousers supported inposition by the shirt.

2. The combination with a reinforced upper garment having slots therein,of slide fastener strips secured to the margins of said slots, slideunits adj ustably engaged on said slide fastener strips, handle platespivotally mounted on said slide units, latch pins secured on said handleplates adapted to coact with said slide fastener strips to hold theslide units locked in set positions of adjustment, buttons on saidhandle plates, and elastic connectors removably engaged on said buttonsand adapted to be removably engaged on buttons carried by a lowergarment to support said lower garment in position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at Chicago, CookCounty,

Illinois.

GERALD TURNBULL.

